{"id":3475,"date":"2024-12-16T23:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/?page_id=3475"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:07:28","slug":"master-sports-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/master-sports-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Sports Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-primary); color: var(--color-theme-white);\"\n\t>\n\t\tMaster of Science in Sports Management\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-standard__subHeadline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTip off your sports career.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescriptionText\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Launch your athletics career in one of the top sports hubs in the nation.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"hero-standard__buttonList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/portal\/programs?programid=d7dc10f0-2d45-47a6-adb5-a15123bab7e7\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApply Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>      \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=0c6bed6a-639a-4a9b-916d-dcd42ae2d48f\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/master-sports-management\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/master-sports-management\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/master-sports-management\/program-outcomes\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Program Outcomes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/master-sports-management\/information-sessions\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Information Sessions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=0c6bed6a-639a-4a9b-916d-dcd42ae2d48f\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Request Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/portal\/programs?programid=d7dc10f0-2d45-47a6-adb5-a15123bab7e7\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-level-the-playing-field\">Level the playing field.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler\u2019s online Master of Science in Sports Management degree is your backstage pass to the booming sports industry. Designed to cultivate the next generation of sports leaders, our program balances essential skills in athletic administration, marketing, and finance with close access to seasoned industry pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler\u2019s location in Indianapolis\u2014a city rich in sports culture\u2014opens doors to opportunities that extend beyond the classroom and into one of the most exciting sports scenes in the nation. Whether you&#8217;re fresh out of undergrad or already hustling in the field, you\u2019ll graduate with practical experience, a powerful network, and the confidence to excel in athletic organizations, sports marketing, and beyond. <br><br>With a mix of instruction from Butler\u2019s College of Communication, Lacy School of Business, and Butler&#8217;s Division I Athletic staff, you\u2019ll get a front-row seat to a dynamic, interdisciplinary education. Add in our focus on experiential learning and Butler&#8217;s industry connections and you\u2019ve got a program designed to help you dominate the sports world. <em>Let\u2019s get you off the sidelines and into the game.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/masters-in-sports-management\/admission\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >How to Apply<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/masters-in-sports-management\/information-sessions\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Register for an Information Session<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"gallery-carousel gallery-carousel--hasCard alignfull\"\n\t\t style=\"--slide-count: 3\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"gallery-carousel__pauseButton gallery-carousel__button\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__pauseButton-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"gallery-carousel__pauseButton-icon gallery-carousel__pauseButton-icon--pause\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use 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color-overlay-blue-bright\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/08101855\/Coach-Small-e1747753796708.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/08101855\/Coach-Small-e1747753796708.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Butler basketball coach draws a play on a clipboard while players gather around to watch.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-carousel__bg-poster color-overlay__media\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"627\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container gallery-carousel__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__content grid-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"--color-accent: var(--color-theme-seafoam)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_kicker t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlexible \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card_headline-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-seafoam);\"\n\t>\n\t\tA program that fits\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_description t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tButler\u2019s Master&#8217;s in  Sports Management is a 100% online program and at your own pace\u2014no need to put your career on hold.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Swiper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__wrapper gallery-carousel__wrapper--no-cutout \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-overlay color-overlay-blue-bright\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/08101855\/Indy-500-Small-e1747753725639.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/08101855\/Indy-500-Small-e1747753725639.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Female student interviews a man in a business suit sitting next to her with a large Indianapolis Motor Speedway sign on the wall behind them.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-carousel__bg-poster color-overlay__media\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"733\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container gallery-carousel__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__content grid-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"--color-accent: var(--color-theme-blue)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_kicker t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConnected\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card_headline-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-blue); color: var(--color-theme-white);\"\n\t>\n\t\tHands-on Learning\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_description t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom your fellow students to Butler&#8217;s faculty and alumni, along with the billion dollar sports industry in Butler&#8217;s backyard, Indianapolis, the networking starts day one.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Swiper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__wrapper gallery-carousel__wrapper--no-cutout \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"color-overlay color-overlay-blue-bright\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/08101855\/Megaphone-Small-e1734409080898.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/08101855\/Megaphone-Small-e1734409080898.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A crowd of sports fans hold up a megaphone that says Butler on the side.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"gallery-carousel__bg-poster color-overlay__media\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"2000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"700\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container gallery-carousel__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__content grid-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t style=\"--color-accent: var(--color-theme-seafoam)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_kicker t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInterdisciplinary \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-carousel__card_headline-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-seafoam);\"\n\t>\n\t\tWell-Rounded Education\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gallery-carousel__card_description t-p1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur curriculum balances essential skills in athletic administration, marketing, and finance, with instruction across Butler&#8217;s College of Communication, the Lacy School of Business, and Butler\u2019s Division I Athletics 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